After the announcement that a same-sex marriage referendum will take place in the Spring of 2015, a number of concerned citizens voiced their confusion. As many as 65% of married couples have reported that they have been having the ‘same sex’ for a number of years and are confused as to why it should be… Read more »
IN a boost to dwindling newspaper sales, the tabloid media have rejoiced after a new internet-based craze has given them the opportunity to guide the public toward ill-informed apoplexy. The Punch 4 Punch ‘craze’ which has been credited with taking the life of at least one person in England has reinvigorated a press who were… Read more »
AN incident where a young Irish man began to talk openly about his battle with depression gathered a crowd of zero, causing no commuters to complain about disruption to their daily commute. The outpouring, which mainly took place in his head, was recorded by nobody on their mobile phone and did not even trend on… Read more »
The decision comes after intense public outcry. In light of a recent case before the courts the Government has inacted emergency legislation which will see funding put aside for the World’s first ‘Frape’ clinic. ‘Frape’, the wholly inappropriate word used to describe the act of posting something on someone’s Facebook account under their name, has… Read more »
The Irish media has congratulated itself on its coverage of a Miss Ireland contestant who just so happens to be a member of the travelling community. A number of journalists are said to be ‘dead proud’ of themselves for not mentioning a number of common misconceptions about travellers or using any lazy generalisations when referencing… Read more »
VERBALLY talking down to old age pensioners like children is at an all time low in Ireland, with only one in three here reporting condescending behaviour towards them, research suggests. A poll of almost 1,000 65 to 100-year-olds, commissioned by age action Ireland, reveals that a whopping 66pc of OAP’s are being treated normally –… Read more »
A COUNTY Waterford mother said today that she ‘always knew’ there was something a little bit creepy about Rolph Harris anyway, after she heard news of him being convicted of 12 child sex offences today. Catherine Hanley of Larchville in the city, claimed she held back on her opinions about the Australian entertainer, for fear she… Read more »
WWN can exclusively reveal that TDs Richard Bruton and Simon Coveney have begged on their knees in front of the Taoiseach to avoid the prospect of becoming the next Minister for Health. Often viewed as the worst ministerial portfolio on offer, many members of the current Government had preprepared a variety of excuses as to… Read more »
FOLLOWING the publishing of new statistics which suggest the UK is suffering from a shortage of sperm donors, Cavan native Eoghan Hand has volunteered to emigrate to London to make up for the shortfall. The report from the British Fertility Society highlighted a drop in sperm donors since the 2005 abolition of the right to anonymity… Read more »
THE beleaguered defence team for Oscar Pistorius have alleged today that he was influenced by a group of negative posts on his Facebook feed, as part of an experiment carried out by the social networking giant. The claims come as the Pistorius trial resumes following a month long break, during which the athlete known as… Read more »
